NSIL gets first booking
NEWSPACE INDIA Limited (NSIL), the newly created second commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation, has bagged its first contract. A private US space services provider has booked ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), which is yet to be tested, for launching a spacecraft.
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#NSIL #SSLV #ISRO #Spaceflight #LEO #PSLV #DoS

US-Taliban talks end without a deal
Talks on a pact that would allow the United States to end its longest war and withdraw troops from Afghanistan ended on 12 August 2019 without agreement and both sides would consult their leaders on the next steps, the Taliban said.
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#US #DonaldTrump #Pakistan #Taliban #ZabihullahMujahid

World's largest water pump
Lakshmipur pump house in Hyderabad, a key component of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) and claimed to be the world's largest pump house, has successfully commenced operations in Telangana, it was announced on 12 August 2019.
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#LUPS #KLIP #MEIL #GodavariRiver #Hyderabad #TMC #Kaleshwaram

Scheme for study of parliamentary institutions
The Rajya Sabha on 12 August 2019 launched a scheme to promote research and study of the functioning of parliamentary institutions, impact of legislations on socio-economic transformation and efficacy of various parliamentary devices, such as committees.
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#RajyaSabha #MVenkaiahNaidu #SRadhakrishnan #parliamentary